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G. T. WILSON.

THILL COUPLING.

(No Model.)

No. 398,922. Patented Mar. 5. 1889.

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GEORGE T. VILSON, OF LOVVVILLE, NEXV YORK, ASSIGNOR OF TXVO-THIRDS TO JOHN D. IIOUGII AND MILES II. BRONSON, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

THlLL-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,922, dated March 5, 1889.

Application filed November 6, 1833 erial No. 290,085. (No model.)

To (LZZ 21171 0112, it may cancer/a- Be it known that I, GEORGE '1. 'ILSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lowville, in the county of Lewis and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Anti-Battling Attachments for Thin-Couplings; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others to skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in anti-rattling attachments for thill-couplings; and it has for its object to provide a simple and inexpensive device of this characteuwhich maybe readily attached to the several varieties of thill-couplings now in common use and which will serve to prevent rattling.

To this end, and to such others as the invention may pertain, the same consists in the pe I upon either side of the thill-coupling, and itis held in position by means of the thill-bolt G.- 75 The set-screw is then adjusted, so as to cause culiarities of construction and in the novel construction, arrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as more fully hereinafter described,

shown in the accompanying drawings, and E I s i then specifically defined 1n the appended;

0 claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form apart of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a thillcoupling with my invention shown in actual use. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the at tachment removed from the ihill-coupling. Fig. I) is a central vertical section of Fig. l. Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the axle of a vehicle; B, the clip used to secure the thill-conpling C in position; and Drepresent-s the end of a thill provided with thill-iron 5 E, having a suitable eye, F, for the passage of the retaining-bolt G, all of which parts may be of any suitable and wellknown construction, except as hereinafter specified.

H represents my anti-rattler attachment, 1

-vided suitable holes, K, for the passage of the Extending vertically through the central portion of the body of the device is a screwthreaded hole, L, for the reception of the setscrew M. N is a concaved metallic plate pivota-lly attached tothe upper end of the set screw and having a vertical extension, N, as shown in Fig. 3; and O is a suitable block of either rubber, leather, or other like substance fitted within the upper concaved face of the plate N.

The operation of the device is simple, and will be readily understood from the foregoing description of the construction and arrange- 7o ment of parts.

In placing the thill in position for coupling, the arms J J of the attachment. are passed up the block 0 to bear against the face of the thill-eye.

It will be at once understood that wear of the parts maybe at any time readily compensated for by simply tightening'the setscrew.

I deem it important that the plate N be so arranged that its rear portion shall be in close proximity to or in contact with the vertical portion of the clip B, as shown, so as to better resist any rearward strain on the thill and thilliron and to relieve the pivot of the thill, and the vertical extension of said plate N is also important, as it forms a backing for the bearo ing-block and enables me to provide an elastic bearing to the rear of the pivot of the chilliron, as shownin Fig. 3, and wcventsthebearing from being squeezed out behind the block as the hearing becomes pressed out of shape from continued use.

\Yhat I claim as new is The combinatioinwith the axle and the clip sion, substantially as and for the purpose specified. IO

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in i presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE '1. WILSON.

Vitnesses: v

EDWARD J. BOSHART, NORMAN BRADT. 

